By British people, Grammar

sorry to be anonymouse (it's just quicker). I'm British and have to say that "these ones" and "those ones" are NOT BRITISH terms. It's very easy to blame us I guess, but to me it's only used by people who don't know any better, whether they are British,...

Lil Ruby Rose wrote:I am somewhat offended by your suggestionMy comments are merely a completely unbiased observation and not directed at any individual. How is it that such comments, made by a complete stranger on a web forum, could be offensive? Marius Hancu wrote: Nona The Brit wrote:I think...

Nona The Brit wrote:I think it is a common structure among all types of British people.Confirmed by the BBC grammar advice (see the last section): http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv112.shtml

Nona The Brit wrote:slum prudery? Interesting turn of phrase.It's from "My Fair Lady". Nona The Brit wrote:I think it is pretty true that a lot of British people don't consider us as part of Europe in quite the same way as other Europeans. Politically, yes.I think the British people scared to...

Hi everyone,this thread is cool. Yeah, it's cool because I was just thinking of that "updating" and I thought it would be funny. Americans receive updates from England:Grammar Geek is at her computer, and sees a pop up, "Your database is pretty old, your vocabulary may not be up-to-date." Oh my,...

< A teenage daughter of a friend of mine ordered a cheeseburger and a big Coke in a McDonald's in Manila, but they didn't understand her order because it said 'large Coke' on the menu on the wall. > So your friend's daughter used an incorect collocation, didn't she? Is she a NES? <The...

Grammar Geek wrote: It's no coincidence that Barbara and barbarian have the same root, is it? Now I'm going to toddle over to the break room for only my second cup of coffee of the day. (P.S. Nona called us a heathen race. You Brits do love your cuppa, don't you.) Hi, Barbara I'd like...

Grammar Geek wrote: LMAO - all those little islands. I'm more likely to say "quater after" than "quarter past," but I'll say either. Also, "five of" in addition to "five to." Divided by a common language, indeed. What is "LMAO"? Does "all those little islands" mean British people?...

Hello MrP Frankly I felt a bit embarrassed when I read Pastel's original post that says about the use of <is going to do> in the result clause of an if sentence. It is because I had long believed <is going to do> was rarely used in if sentences. I have three grammar books and three...

Hello Abbie The tendency you are talking is the same here in Japan. Our kids are taught a lot about English grammar but very little about Japanese grammar. But as far as I know through google surveys, British people are writing English the way closer to the English I was taught in school,...